Death Comes for the Archbishop

A moving testament to friendship, published for the first time by Vintage Classics as part of our Willa Cather series.

;A portrait of an enduring friendship, from one of America’s most celebrated novelists.;;‘Quite simply a masterpiece’ Daily Telegraph; ; Two priests are despatched from Rome to New Mexico to reinvigorate Catholicism among the locals, knowing little of the challenges that await them. Over almost four decades they encounter a rich variety of people, from rebellious Mexican priests to steadfast Native Americans uninterested in changing their longstanding customs. ;;‘Its whole effect works slowly and mysteriously … a major, and rare, artistic achievement’ AS Byatt